Labour plan to cancel equalising minimum wage for young people
Dean Young, Liverpool Socialist Students organizer Many young people expected Starmer’s New Labour government would be a change from the Tories but not even two years in, our situations are much worse despite Labour’s election pledges. Youth unemployment has gone up to 16.1% in February, the highest rate in five years. And another U-turn appears…
Socialist Students conference: Preparing for the new era full of opportunities
“We truly are in unprecedented times” – these were the opening words of the 2026 Socialist Students conference in Manchester. On Saturday 14 February, over 80 student activists from across England and Wales battled train cancellations and a cost-of-studying crisis to come and debate what can be done to combat crisis-ridden capitalism on and off campus. Kicking…
IWD 2026: End sexism and violence against women
Text from a Socialist Students leaflet produced for International Women’s Day 2026 International Women’s Day – March 8th – once again takes place in a world of chaos. Wars, economic instability, and attacks on basic rights have become the norm. The Epstein files reveal the sexism and rottenness of the capitalist class. There is a…
Why we’re coming to Socialist Students conference
Suzie Matthews, South Wales Socialist Students The University of South Wales (USW) is going to Socialist Students conference for 2026. For the last year, we have been fighting for the opportunity to bring our Socialist Students society back into existence. We had to fight to re-register. USW administrators weren’t happy with our campaigning on campus…
‘Circuit No’ – end rip-off laundry charges
Berkay Kartav, London Socialist Students Circuit Laundry is known for overcharging university students living in halls, and for providing poor service to students. These are students who already face a cost-of-living crisis and struggle to make ends meet. At one University of Arts in London (UAL) accommodation, students are charged £4.10 per wash and £2.60…
Student loan crisis: Scrap the debt! Fight for free education! Make the super-rich pay!
Ali Mansfield, Yorkshire Socialist Students Organizer Current students and graduates are paying the price as the proportion of university funding direct from central government has shrunk dramatically over two decades. Over the same period, the average debt for recent graduates has increased by more than five times, now sitting at well over £50,000 (my own…
Reject a lifetime of debt, fight for free education
James Taylor, Birmingham Socialist Students On top of a cost-of-living crisis now. Students’ futures are of a lifetime of debt. As graduates, money will be taken from our wages monthly, and still the mountain of debt is likely to keep growing. And to make things worse, in the Autumn Budget, the Labour government froze the…
College students: Fight for the education we deserve
Alex Gerroll, Manchester Socialist Party Across the country colleges face government funding challenges, falling educational standards, and declining pay for staff. 37% of colleges will operate a deficit in 2026, up from 16% in 2011 according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies. College teacher pay has fallen in real terms over the same period, as…
Fight for socialism against the dawn of the living dead jobs
Fight for socialism against the dawn of the living dead jobs Hannah Ponting, Liverpool Socialist Students It’s no secret that an unemployment crisis has been looming over Britain for years. The employment rate has been falling for the past two years, exposing the fragility of the capitalist system. Young people entering the job market are…
Capitalism means war – Fight for socialist change
Gone forever is the world where capitalist regimes – chief among them the US regime – could confidently pretend to defend ‘justice and democracy’ internationally. The brutal state execution of anti-ICE protesters in Minneapolis. Trump’s kidnapping of Venezuela President Nicolás Maduro. Threats of escalating trade wars in pursuit of acquiring Greenland. Trump’s to-the-point honesty in…
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